The government office of Qinghekou Port is very beautiful, but it is not magnificent at all, because this was originally Zhen Jiang's other courtyard, and when it was built, it was originally for the goal of being beautiful and elegant, and then it was converted to the use of the government office, and it was not rebuilt, and as a result, such a beautiful government office appeared.

Xu You and Guo Tu also felt a little strange when they passed by the Covered Bridge Flower Garden, which obviously looked more like a sī house than a mansion. It wasn't until Lu Su explained the reason for them that the two of them suddenly dispersed their strange thoughts.

The place where Fang Zhiwen met Xu You and Guo Tu was a small courtyard, and the windows and doors of the room were wide open, and they could see the scenery inside the courtyard, which made the people staying in the room feel a sense of transparency.

Everyone sat down, only Lu Su and Taishi Zhaorong were present on Fang Zhiwen's side, and the two sides sat opposite each other, Fang Zhiwen was not in a hurry to speak, but looked Xu You up and down, and said with a smile: "Ziyuan is a little old." ”

"I work hard every day, and I can't get old if I don't want to, but the demeanor of adults is still the same, which makes people break their hearts1

"Hehe, the secret is not to pay too much attention to it, okay, don't laugh, is Ziyuan here to ask for help?"

"Lord, Ziyuan is here to talk about cooperation, not to ask for help."

"Oh, cooperation! The cooperation is good, if everyone can sit down and talk, this battle can be fought less, so what does Yuan Benchu want to cooperate with this time? Or do you want to carve up Cao Cao? ”

The two of you said a word, and directly said everything you wanted to say, Xu You couldn't cry or laugh, what else did you say?

Guo Tu watched with a smile, Guo Tu knew that his task was not to negotiate, but to supervise Xu You, and now Yuan Shao was becoming more and more uneasy about Xu You.

"My lord, you are still wise, indeed, this time I came to talk about cooperating with the adults to expel Cao Cao, I won't say the high-sounding words, Cao Cao is behind who supports the adults better than in the next, in the long run, Cao Cao will become a disaster, the so-called prevention is better than the first, if Cao Cao wins the entire Central Plains, it will inevitably become more and more difficult to control, and it is advisable for the adults to plot as soon as possible1

"Conspiracy? Why do I want to plot against Cao Cao, even if Cao Cao dominates the Central Plains and wants to move Youzhou, I'm afraid he won't have the courage for a while, if it really provokes me, the army that conquered Yingzhou can't be withdrawn. ”

Xin: "That's true, but the battle in Yingzhou is already getting better, aren't you worried about falling short because of this?" Isn't that a suffocation.1

Fang Zhiwen smiled and nodded: "Ziyuan is very reasonable, then Ziyuan said what benefits we can do now, the public is more familiar with me, and knows that I am very real, hehe." ”

Guo Tu pursed the corners of his mouth, the word 'real' is too beautifying, it should be called reality, although he muttered a little in his heart, but Guo Tu still smiled on his face: "What adults say is that people are really good, and things that are empty and brainy are the most terrible." ”

Xu You twisted his goatee and smiled, Guo Tu said that this kind of compliment is the most natural, it is simply instinctive, Xu You can't learn this.

"If you ask what benefits you can get, if you can eliminate hidden dangers and ensure the smooth progress of the Eastern Expedition to Yingzhou, isn't this a huge benefit?"

Fang Zhiwen shook his head with a smile: "Count, but it's not enough, because it is not difficult to ensure this, in my opinion." Secondly, I have no interest in the territory of the Central Plains, and the conquest of the Central Plains and Cao Cao have a hard time, and what I get is only something that can be obtained by easier means, which is too child's play. ”

"My lord said last time that Jizhou could be exchanged for land in the Central Plains, I wonder if my lord still has this idea now?"

Xu You thought about it, it's better to go straight, it is indeed impossible to play Fang Zhiwen by playing with the heart eye.

"Oh? Ben Chu figured it out this time, in fact, this proposal was obviously made at the beginning, but he didn't expect him to refuse in one bite, it was really embarrassing, maybe it was because Ben Chu's feelings for Jizhou were too deep, so he made this decision. ”

Xu You nodded and said: "Ben Yuan is indeed a person who misses the old feelings, and he is the same for people and things, I believe that adults can also understand." ”

"Hehe, human nature, can understand, can understand, so now I suddenly figured it out, should I thank Cao Cao for waking him up1

Xu You smiled bitterly, Fang Zhiwen's words were still so sharp: "This can be regarded as this, sometimes the choice is forced, which is also a good thing for adults, and it is the adults who should be thanked for Cao Cao's talent 1."

"Ziyu is a good believer, and he is willing to >be proficient in the saccharide of the neon realm, and he is willing to be proficient in the saccharide of the neon potential, and he is very cowardly, and he is timid, and he is timid "What the adults said is that they have lost their words, so the adults have not answered the questions below, are you willing to bring up the old things again?"

Fang Zhiwen's eyes rolled, looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing thinks we should bring up the old matter again?" ”

Lu Su pretended to think for a while and said: "Lord, the so-called time is changing, this time and that time!" At that time, we had already formed a de facto war conflict with Cao Cao, and the military deployment and war needs were more in need of an ally, so we had the method of exchanging Jizhou for the Central Plains, but I didn't expect Lord Yuan's vision to be so uh. Now the situation is different, our army and Cao Jun have a comprehensive ceasefire, reached a new tacit understanding, if at this time our army backtracks, not to mention the damage to prestige, with the current situation of Yuan Shao, our army may not be able to successfully achieve the expected goals, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses, and please think twice. ”

Fang Zhiwen turned his head to look at Xu You and said: "Ziyuan, Zijing's words are also very reasonable, now the situation is not good, if we want to regain the initiative on the battlefield, we are bound to invest more troops and pay more costs, on the other hand, it will take time for the replenishment and recovery of the front-line troops, and this time is probably up to us to fight for the cost of caries!" Ziyuan, how do you think I should choose? ”

The expression on Guo Tu's face became solemn, he was about to listen to Fang Zhiwen's lion speak, but Fang Zhiwen handed over the power to open his mouth to Xu You.

Xu You thought for a while and said: "I haven't done business in Xia, but I also know that business is just a way to balance, as long as both sides take what they need, then the business can be achieved, and the expected gap can be solved through negotiation and compromise, the key is that the other party does have what you need, isn't it, my lord?" ”

"Hehe, Ziyuan has always been wise, yes, the key is to have what you need in the other party's hands, and the other party also expects to get things from you, and the rest is just bargaining1

"That's right, in the hands of the original, there is Jizhou! Do adults need 1

"Yes, then, we were originally needed to send troops to strike at Cao Cao."

"No, it is necessary for adults to send troops to completely drive Cao Cao out of the Central Plains, or even directly attack and destroy it, and never suffer in the future1

"Well, Ziyuan is right, since both sides have things they need, and they are willing to pay something for these things, the next step should be to bargain."

"That's exactly how it should be1

Xu You breathed a sigh of relief, Fang Zhiwen's words can be regarded as setting the general direction, although this is something that Xu You had expected a long time ago, but after it was implemented, Xu You still felt relieved, this thing can be done most of the time, and the rest of the thing is hard bargaining.

Fang Zhiwen looked at Lu Su with a smile: "Zijing, this matter will be handed over to you, Jizhou, I really want it, as for what needs to be paid, let's talk about it, I hope that Ben Chu can be smarter this time and take a more long-term view." ”

Lu Su willingly bowed his hand.

The war is in full swing, time waits for no one, this background is in favor of Lu Su, Xu You also knows this, but the negotiations are still very difficult, especially Guo Tu, a businessman, is present, and the negotiations are often dragged into the minutiae.

Lu Su does have a talent for diplomacy, even if it is a difficult negotiation, Lu Su is not in a hurry, he always looks so calm, unhurried with the opponent, and strives for every benefit for Youzhou.

However, war really waits for no one, so no matter how much Xu You hides it, he can't change the whole fact, every time he delays for an hour, Yuan Shao may suffer greater losses, Cao Cao will get more benefits, and if he wants to save the situation in the future, he will need to pay more costs, and these costs will be counted on Yuan Shao's head.

Therefore, although the negotiations were arduous, they also progressed very quickly, and after a day and a half of negotiations, the two sides basically reached an agreement.

According to this secret agreement, Fang Zhiwen would send a number of troops to help Yuan Shao reverse the passive situation in the Central Plains until Cao Cao was defeated and took full control of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, and all three prefectures and counties would belong to Yuan Shao after the war, except for Langya County, Lianyungang County, and Guangling City.

And Yuan Shao needs to pay all of Jizhou, as well as the two counties in the west of Qingzhou, so that Qingzhou completely belongs to Kong Rong, in addition, Yuan Shao also has to pay the population of Zhongshan County as a price, among which the big and rich households can move away, in addition, in the battle of the Central Plains, all the population and floating wealth obtained by Fang Zhiwen belong to Fang Zhiwen.

Although Yuan Shao lost a little bit of this agreement, but in the long run, Yuan Shao did make a lot of money, and the territory of the three continents in the Central Plains was obviously much larger than that of Jizhou, and most of them were rich cooked land, and a little restorative development could produce a lot of wealth.

As for Fang Zhiwen, although he beat Cao Cao, he did not take away a piece of land in the Central Plains, as for Jizhou, it was Yuan Shao who didn't want it himself, so he barely passed the pass of not watching the Central Plains. The acquisition of Jizhou actually solves the bottleneck of the current lack of familiar land in Youzhou and buys time for the development of Youzhou. In the end, after getting Jizhou, Fang Zhiwen's strategic situation was very good, the defensive pressure was reduced, and it was connected with Qingzhou.

It can be said that Jizhou's entire layout of Youzhou will play a turning point in the past and the future, laying a solid foundation for the future development of YouzhourS#